Sunday in the park

"It's a beautiful day, don't let it get away.

It's a beautiful day"

U2

Magnificent blue skies, bright warm sunshine, refreshing breeze off the Hudson, smiley kids-what more does one need on a Sunday afternoon? We didn't let this one get away.

Something amazing to wake up to

My first grader

"I knew when I met you an adventure was going to happen....."

A.A. Milne

Here is my first grader. Like it was yesterday, I remember those quiet moments, just she and I, cradling her in my arms. She would look up at me, making those sweet little cooing noises, and at that moment, all was right with the world.

I thought she might be stressed, nervous, scared, but as evidenced above, she clearly was not. As we walked up to the school, she spotted her Kindergarten teacher and ran over with the biggest hug! Wow- I thought she was gonna be sad to leave me, but it was I that had to hold back the tears. Full speed ahead, mom!

Summer's gone.....

Why does it seem that time during the summer is on fast forward? It's always over before we're ready for it to be. I tried to savor this one with my kids while they are still little, well... at least when I wasn't screaming at them or they at me! Next week, we have a first grader, and so it goes. Time that is.

"Time is free, but it's priceless.

You can't own it, but you can use it.

You can't keep it, but you can spend it.

Once you've lost it,

you can never get it back."

Harvey MacKay

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